Out There: Residents deal with the cold

6:54 PM,
Jan. 28, 2014

Barely recognizable and bundled up to ward off Saturday's cold and wind, participants in the South Wood County Humane Society's Souper Snow Sculpture Spectacular work at carving a block of snow. All 19 teams registered for the event showed up despite adverse weather conditions.

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Instead of throwing around terms like "polar vortex" or "Deep Freeze 2014," with today's increased temperatures - actually above zero - the words "heat wave" likely will be heard, perhaps followed by a laugh.

So far, it's been a winter of extremes. On one hand, the snow has been a boon to those who like to get out on skis, snowmobiles and tubing hills. ...